Cousins

This weekend went by really fast! On Saturday morning, Alex and I drove to Detroit for a short visit with Maran and Allie. Maran hadn't met Alex yet and I hadn't met Allie. It was great to see them. Alex enjoyed meeting his cousin. They had fun playing on the mat and spent some time on their tummies. While we were in Detroit, Phil and Will went to the Farmer's Market and Java Gym. We were invited to a pool party at Phil's former boss's house. Phil and Will went at about 4pm and Alex and I joined them once we got home. Will played in the pool for a bit and had fun running around their yard. He also had Paul and Beth wrapped around his little finger - they kept giving him crackers with cheese and diet coke. After a while, he wanted to get out of his wet suit. But then an hour later he really wanted to get back in the pool. Which he did... fully dressed.


On Sunday, we did a lot of stuff around the house. We did a lot of watering, cleaning, etc. We also took apart our small shed and built a frame/platform for our new/larger shed. Will spent a lot of time playing outside: riding his bike, watering the grass, playing with chalk, etc.


Update on Alex: he has completely regressed as a sleeper. For the past 4 nights, he has been getting up multiple times and won't put himself back to sleep. He is almost 6 months and 15 lbs so he should be sleeping 8 hours. A few weeks ago, we called the pediatrician because he kept waking up at 1am. They said to let him go until 2am (roughly a 6 hour stretch) and see if we could "reset" his sleeping and then start increasing the length he sleeps at night. Well, it appears it backfired. He slept one night from 8:30 - 5am but then had 4 bad nights in a row. I don't know if it is teething (but his gums don't look swollen), an ear infection (but still naps well and doesn't show other symptoms), growth spurt (maybe?) or the fact that he is very mobile in crib and gets himself into some predicaments (see below). Hopefully it corrects itself soon...

Meeting Aunt Maran

Meeting Allie for the first time

Sweet (very) little Allie

Alex showing off during tummy time

Big Boy Stroller - he loves it!

Taking another quick dip at "Mr. PTs" - you can't tell but he is in up to his waist.